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REPORT OF 



BOARD ON CHURCH CLAIMS 

RELATIVh: TO 



CLAIM OF THE MANDALOYA 
ORPHAN ASYLUM 

SAN FELIPE NERI, RIZAL, LUZON 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 




WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

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Proceedings of a board of officers convened at Manila, P. L, pur- 
suant to the following orders: 

Special Orders,! Headquarters Philippines Division, 

No. 175. / Manila, P. /., July Si, 1905. 

[Extract.] 

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3. In compliance with instructions of the Secretary of War, dated June 12, 1905, 
a board of officers to be known as the "Board on Church Claims" is hereby con- 
vened, to meet at these headquarters at 9 o'clock a. m. August 1, 1905, to investigate 
and report upon such claims as may be submitted to it from these headquarters. 

Detail for the board: Lieut. Col. John A. Hull, judge-advocate; Lieut. Col. Alex- 
ander O. Brodie, militaty secretary; Maj. William W. Gibson, General Staff. 

The board, in the performance of the duties imposed on it, will be governed by 
Instructions from these headquarters. 

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By command of Major-General Corbin: 10^ 

John G. D. Anight, 
Lieutenant- Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staf. 
Official: 

W. A. Simpson, Military Secretary. 



Special Orders,! Headquarters Philip ines Division, 

No. 198. / Manila, P. /., August SO, luOo. 

[Extract.] 
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9. First Lieut. John W. IMoore, Second Cavalry, is detailed as a member (A he 
board of officers appointed by paragraph 3, Special Orders, No. 175, current series, 
these headquarters, known as the "Board on Church Claims," vice JVIaj. Willi? 
W. Gibson, General Staff, hereby relieved. 

While on this duty Lieutenant Moore's station will be IMaiiila. The travel enjoir ^ ' 
is necessary for the public service. 

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By command of Major-General Corbin: 

John G. D. Knight, » 
Lieutenant Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. 

Manila, P. 1., January 76', 1905. 
The board met this day pursuant to an adjourned meeting-. Pres- 




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Ultramar for rent of the Mandaloya Orphan Asjhun, at San Felipe 
Neri, Rizal, Luzon, occupied b}' American troops. 

The claim is for rent, forty-five and one-half months, at $;")()0. United 
States currenc}^, per month — $2'2,750. 

The Compaiiia Agricola de Ultramar is a corporation, oroanizcd and 
A^ned b}^ the Augustinian friars, and is the owner of the Mandaloya 
rphan Asylum. This property was occupied for many years by the 



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4 CLAIM OF THE MANDALOYA ORPHAN ASYLUM. 

Sisters of Charity, until San Felipe Neri was bombarded by the Span- 
iards, June 6, 1898. It was then abandoned by the church, and occu- 
pied by the insurgent army until it was taken by the American troops, 
February 4, 1899. *^ . 

The board at a previous meeting made a personal inspection of this 
property. From the report of a board of officers, hereto appended 
and marked '' Exhibit B," it was recommended that $150, United States 
currency, per month be paid. The board considers this amount to be 
fair and ample. The American troops vacated this property Decem- 
ber 22, 1902. The board, after considering- all the evidence, hereto 
appended I nd marked " Exhibits A,"" ''B,'' and "C," recommend that 
16,825, Ignited States currency, be paid for rent of this property. 

J. A. Hull, 
Lieittenant- Colonel^ Judge- Advocate. 
Alexander O. Brodie, 
Lieutenant- Colonel, Military Secretary. 
J. W. Moore, 
First Lieutenant., Second Cavalry. 

Headquarters Philippines Division, 

Manila^ P. /., January 19., 1906. 

Ap])roved: 

H. C'. CORBIN, 

Major- General, Adjutant- General, 

United States Army, Conimanduig. 

(Indorsement:) Military Secretary's Office. War Department, Feb. 
24.1906. 1104214. 

Office Qr. Mr. Genl., War Department, Feb. 27, 1906. 226018. 

Inclosing proceedings of a board of officers convened at Manila, P. 
I., 1)3^ Par. 3, S. O. 175, series 1905, Headquarters Philippines Divi- 
sion, to investigate and report upon such claims as may be submitted 
from division headquarters. 

Claim of Compania Agricola de Ultramar. 

Tncls. : Proceedings of board of officers, claim of Compania Agricola 
de Ultramar, with 2 inclosures. 

Office of the Secretary, War Department, Mar. 8, 1906. 10695, 138. 

Received, Feb. 27, 1906, Q. M. (J. O. 

[First indorsement.] 

Headquarters Philippines Division, 

Manila, January IS, 1906. 
Kespectfully forwarded to The Military Secretary, War Depart- 
ment, Washington, D. C, concuriing in the recommendation herein 
of the Board on Church Claims. 

H. C. CORBIN, 

Major General, Adjutant General, 

U. S. Army, Commanding. 

[Second indorsement.] 

To the Q. M. (j., M. S. O., February 26, 1906. 4 inclosures. 



CLAIM OF THE MANDALOYA ORPHAN ASYLUM. 5 

[Third indorsement.] 

War Department, 
Office of the Quartermaster-General, 

Washington^ March 6^ 1906. 
Respectfully returned to The Military Secretaiy, U. S. Army, re- 
questing that this office be furnished with — 

1. Copies of the instructions issued b}" the Secretar}^ of War, as set 
forth in his letter dated. Washington, Februarj^ 10, 1903, referred to 
in the board proceedings herewith, marked '''B." 

2. Copies of the instructions of the Secretary of War, as set forth 
in his letter dated Washington, June 12, 1905, referred to in the board 
proceedings herewith, marked "C." 

These papers are necessery in order that the Auditor for the War 
Department may have the entire data before him when passing upon 
this case, which it will be necessar}^ for this office to forward to his 
office for final settlement. 

C. F. Humphrey, 
Quartermaster- General^ IT. S. Arrmj. 

226018. Claims— A JBB. 4 incls. 
Received back M. S. O., Mar. 6, 1906. 

[Fourth indorsement.] 

To the Secretary of War, in connection with papers relating to church 
claims in the Philippine Islands charged to the Secretary of War, on 
the 7th instant. 

M. S. O., March 8, 1906. .L inclosures. Rec'd back with 1107524, 
June 30, '06. 

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